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Americans take nearly two billion trips to the beach each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. As summer approaches and temperatures rise, more people will be planning their trips for a beach getaway. Jumping in the water to escape the heat is a great way to cool off and burn a few calories while […]

As we age, our immune systems become weakened and can lose the ability to fight certain infectious diseases. The CDC reports that in 2009–2010, a total of 19.6 million emergency department (ED) visits in the United States were made by persons aged 65 and over, and these numbers are expected to increase. But disease isn’t an inevitability of aging.

Writing this article proved difficult for me to try and convey the importance of bedside manner as a non-clinical employee for a freestanding emergency room. I am definitely not an expert by all means, but I understand how essential it is for any person experiencing an emergency situation that they feel comfortable and satisfied with the service provided.